There are many stories and legends about animals in the Hindu religion. Dogs, in particular, are sacred, and killing or mistreating them is considered a sin. In Nepal and parts of India, dogs are even ...

Narendra Dabholkar, who campaigned against superstition in India for more than two decades, was shot dead in Pune on Tuesday, police said. Dabholkar, 67, was a physician-turned-activist who openly ...

Superstition survives not because people are ignorant, but because pattern-seeking brains, anxiety, and culture reward ...

One of India’s most common superstitions is the belief in the "evil eye" or nazar, where a jealous or envious glance can bring misfortune. To counteract it, people use protective charms like black ...

Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray (1861-1944) is also called the “Father of Modern Indian Chemistry” in India. In one of his popular science articles written in Bengali, “Satyer Sandhaan” (Search for Truth ...

MAYAPUR, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For Hira Kanjarya, a 17 hour day is the norm as she gets up before dawn to cook for her five children, do the washing, milk her two buffalos, and also run ...

Co-authored by Hansika Kapoor, Ph.D., and Apoorva Thakur Source: Shutterstock AI In August 2022, a distressing case came to light when a woman filed a complaint against her husband and in-laws. They ...